Sunday, February 05, 2012

The shrine in me

Comes a time
yesterday today days ahead Like a whirling dervish...
Like the prince under a bodhgaya tree Like the kings of kings
wandering still I will Circumambulate that shrine unseen
seven times aplenty across seven seas across seven heavens no
one has ever seen alone I will be seen walking in trance in
thought in tranquility From the dawn of man till the dusk
of divinity I shall go around in circles till the shrine in me
becomes larger than Time and Space collapsing larger than even
souls and memories congregating till the shrine in me explodes like
that day the universe becomes it as the it journeys into the
Thou bringing along thee I shall circumambulate that shrine
With every step I make every breath I take will each dust be
sprinkled like a sound in each mantra I shall circumnavigate
that shrine that heart of mine ....

Anonymous @ 4:38AM - Here we witness a classic example of the difference between healthy and unhealthy egos. Azly's ego celebrates its own expansive glory and innate divinity; while Wintermute's comment expresses only a reductionist negativity tinged with covert envy of Azly's exuberance. One uplifts, the other brings down. Each of us constantly has to choose between being the Cure or the Disease.

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About Azly Rahman

DR AZLY RAHMAN, born in Singapore and grew up in Johor Baru, holds a Columbia University (New York City) doctorate in International Education Development and Masters degrees in four areas: Education, International Affairs, Peace Studies and Communication. He has taught more than 40 courses in six different departments and has written more than 350 analyses on Malaysia. His teaching experience in Malaysia and the United States spans over a wide range of subjects, from elementary to graduate education. He has edited and authored six books; Multiethnic Malaysia: Past, Present, Future (2009), Thesis on Cyberjaya: Hegemony and Utopianism in a Southeast Asian State (2012), The Allah Controversy and Other Essays on Malaysian Hypermodernity (2013), Dark Spring: Ideological Roots of Malaysia's GE-13 (2013), a first Malay publication Kalimah Allah Milik Siapa?: Renungan dan Nukilan Tentang Malaysia di Era Pancaroba (2014), and Controlled Chaos: Essays on Mahathirism, Multimedia Super Corridor and Malaysia's 'New Politics' (forthcoming 2014). He currently resides in the United States where he teaches course in Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Political Science, and American Studies.